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Bow River reservoir options : Phase 2 feasibility study update

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Public update on the second phase of the Bow River Reservoir Options project. In the first phase, the Alberta government completed a conceptual assessment of water storage options along the Bow... More ≫

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Public update on the second phase of the Bow River Reservoir Options project. In the first phase, the Alberta government completed a conceptual assessment of water storage options along the Bow River upstream of Calgary. The second phase involves assessing three proposed water storage options to determine the most feasible option.

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Bow River reservoir options : Phase 2 feasibility study : what we heard report : round 1 stakeholder and public engagement, May 2021 to March 2023

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Phase 2: Feasibility Study Round 1 engagement took place between May 2021 and March 2023, with most of the engagement occurring between May and December 2021. Indigenous, stakeholder and public... More ≫

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Phase 2: Feasibility Study Round 1 engagement took place between May 2021 and March 2023, with most of the engagement occurring between May and December 2021. Indigenous, stakeholder and public engagement are key components of the feasibility study. Engagement is being conducted in two rounds, and the final report will be shared when available at the end of the feasibility study. The focus of Round 1 was to introduce the feasibility study and share ideas on what should be considered when evaluating the three reservoir options.

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Bow River reservoir options : Phase 2 feasibility study : virtual session information boards

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This set of information sheets provides background information on a feasibility study conducted as part of the Bow River Reservoir Options initiative. It was used as part of live virtual sessions... More ≫

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This set of information sheets provides background information on a feasibility study conducted as part of the Bow River Reservoir Options initiative. It was used as part of live virtual sessions and a virtual information centre in June 2021 to encourage public engagement and input into the initiative.

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Bow River reservoir options : Phase 2 feasibility study

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This set of information sheets outlines the purpose of the Bow River Reservoir Options (BRRO) feasibility study (which comprises Phase 2 of the BRRO initiative), and explains the various... More ≫

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This set of information sheets outlines the purpose of the Bow River Reservoir Options (BRRO) feasibility study (which comprises Phase 2 of the BRRO initiative), and explains the various activities that will be conducted as part of the feasibility study, including: environmental fieldwork; drone, bathymetric and topographical surveys; geophysical surveys; and geotechnical drilling and geological field mapping.

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Bow River reservoir options, Phase 1 : conceptual assessment, main report

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A May 2017 report by the Bow River Working Group provided advice on new reservoir storage on the Bow River upstream of Calgary to reduce flood and drought risk, and identified three reservoir... More ≫

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A May 2017 report by the Bow River Working Group provided advice on new reservoir storage on the Bow River upstream of Calgary to reduce flood and drought risk, and identified three reservoir options that warranted further study. From November 2018 to spring 2020, the Alberta government completed a conceptual assessment of the 3 water storage options. This package contains the conceptual assessment’s final report and its appendices.

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Bow basin water management options : conceptual assessment

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A May 2017 report from the Bow River Working Group provided advice on new reservoir storage on the Bow River upstream of Calgary to reduce flood and drought risk, and identified three reservoir... More ≫

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A May 2017 report from the Bow River Working Group provided advice on new reservoir storage on the Bow River upstream of Calgary to reduce flood and drought risk, and identified three reservoir options that warranted further study. In November 2018, Environment and Parks commissioned the development of conceptual engineering designs for the three options. This package contains a brochure and materials used at public information sessions held in September and October 2019 to discuss progress on the conceptual assessments for the three options, and next steps.

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Bow River Water Management Project : advice to Government on water management in the Bow River Basin

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The mandate of the Bow River Water Management Project is to advise the Government of Alberta on opportunities to reduce future flood damage, improve the reliability of water availability, and... More ≫

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The mandate of the Bow River Water Management Project is to advise the Government of Alberta on opportunities to reduce future flood damage, improve the reliability of water availability, and protect the long-term health of the basin. This advice focuses on screening structural flood and drought mitigation opportunities in the basin, assessing the resulting flow impacts downstream through the entire basin, and considering the associated effects on watershed health.

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Interim whirling disease decontamination protocol. Version 3.0

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These decontamination procedures aim to prevent Environment and Parks monitoring staff from spreading whirling disease throughout the Bow River basin, as well as into any other basins, while... More ≫

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These decontamination procedures aim to prevent Environment and Parks monitoring staff from spreading whirling disease throughout the Bow River basin, as well as into any other basins, while undertaking their day-to-day duties.

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Potential flood storage schemes in the Bow River basin

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The report provides a high level, conceptual assessment of flood storage opportunities within the Bow River basin upstream of Calgary that would provide protection to the City of Calgary and other... More ≫

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The report provides a high level, conceptual assessment of flood storage opportunities within the Bow River basin upstream of Calgary that would provide protection to the City of Calgary and other stakeholders from floods with a similar magnitude to the June 2013 flood event. Eleven potential flood storage locations are identified along with their characteristics and some technical information.

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Room for the river pilot in the Bow River basin : advice to the Government of Alberta with addendum

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A pilot project was undertaken in the Bow River Basin to consider the extent to which strategies from the Dutch Room for the River program could be adapted and applied here in Alberta. A secondary... More ≫

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A pilot project was undertaken in the Bow River Basin to consider the extent to which strategies from the Dutch Room for the River program could be adapted and applied here in Alberta. A secondary objective was to develop and pilot a systematic framework and process for identifying specific Room for the River options.

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